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List of Minnesota Vikings first-round draft picks

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Summary

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[[Adrian Peterson]], selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the [[2007 NFL draft]].

The Minnesota Vikings joined the National Football League (NFL) in the 1961 season. The Vikings first draft selection as an NFL team was Tommy Mason, a running back from the Tulane Green Wave. The team's most recent first-round selection is Donovan Jackson, a guard from the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Every April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", more commonly known as the NFL draft. Teams are ranked in reverse order based on the previous season's record, with team with the worst record picking first, the team with the second worst record picking second, and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks last and the Super Bowl loser always picks second-last. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.

The Vikings have selected number one overall twice. The Vikings received the first pick in 1961 as an expansion franchise and then again in 1968 when the franchise selected Ron Yary, an offensive tackle from the USC Trojans. The Vikings have used first-round selections on players from USC six times. The Vikings have drafted 11 defensive ends, the most common position drafted by the franchise. Six eventual Pro Football Hall of Famers have been selected by the Vikings in the first round: DE Carl Eller, DT Alan Page, DE Chris Doleman, G Randall McDaniel, OT Ron Yary and WR Randy Moss.

Key

^	§	*	—	Year	Pick	Position	College
Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Enshrined in the Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor
†	Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Selected number one overall
The Vikings did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
The player's position
The player's college football team

Player selections

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College
1961	1	Tommy Mason † *	RB	Tulane
1962	No pick
1963	3	Jim Dunaway	DT	Ole Miss
1964	6	Carl Eller † § ^	DE	Minnesota
1965	8	Jack Snow	WR	Notre Dame
1966	7	Jerry Shay	DT	Purdue
1967	2	Clinton Jones	RB	Michigan State
8	Gene Washington †	WR	Michigan State
15	Alan Page † § ^	DE	Notre Dame
1968	1	Ron Yary † § ^ *	OT	USC
1969	No pick
1970	25	John Ward	OT	Oklahoma State
1971	24	Leo Hayden	RB	Ohio State
1972	10	Jeff Siemon †	LB	Stanford
1973	12	Chuck Foreman † §	RB	Miami (FL)
1974	17	Fred McNeill	LB	UCLA
25	Steve Riley	OT	USC
1975	25	Mark Mullaney	DE	Colorado State
1976	25	James White	DT	Oklahoma State
1977	27	Tommy Kramer †	QB	Rice
1978	21	Randy Holloway	DE	Pittsburgh
1979	16	Ted Brown	RB	NC State
1980	9	Doug Martin	DT	Washington
1981	No pick
1982	7	Darrin Nelson	RB	Stanford
1983	19	Joey Browner † §	S	USC
1984	13	Keith Millard †	DE	Washington State
1984*	13	Allanda Smith	CB	TCU
1985	4	Chris Doleman † § ^	DE	Pittsburgh
1986	14	Gerald Robinson	DE	Auburn
1987	14	D. J. Dozier	RB	Penn State
1988	19	Randall McDaniel † § ^	G	Arizona State
1989	No pick
1990	No pick
1991	No pick
1992	No pick
1993	21	Robert Smith †	RB	Ohio State
1994	18	Dewayne Washington	CB	NC State
19	Todd Steussie †	OT	California
1995	11	Derrick Alexander	DE	Florida State
24	Korey Stringer † §	OT	Ohio State
1996	16	Duane Clemons	LB	California
1997	20	Dwayne Rudd	LB	Alabama
1998	21	Randy Moss † § ^	WR	Marshall
1999	11	Daunte Culpepper †	QB	UCF
29	Dimitrius Underwood	DE	Michigan State
2000	25	Chris Hovan	DT	Boston College
2001	27	Michael Bennett †	RB	Wisconsin
2002	7	Bryant McKinnie †	OT	Miami (FL)
2003	9	Kevin Williams †	DT	Oklahoma State
2004	20	Kenechi Udeze	DE	USC
2005	7	Troy Williamson	WR	South Carolina
18	Erasmus James	DE	Wisconsin
2006	17	Chad Greenway †	LB	Iowa
2007	7	Adrian Peterson †	RB	Oklahoma
2008	No pick
2009	22	Percy Harvin †	WR	Florida
2010	No pick
2011	12	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State
2012	4	Matt Kalil †	OT	USC
29	Harrison Smith †	S	Notre Dame
2013	23	Sharrif Floyd	DT	Florida
25	Xavier Rhodes †	CB	Florida State
29	Cordarrelle Patterson †	WR	Tennessee
2014	9	Anthony Barr †	LB	UCLA
32	Teddy Bridgewater †	QB	Louisville
2015	11	Trae Waynes	CB	Michigan State
2016	23	Laquon Treadwell	WR	Ole Miss
2017	No pick
2018	30	Mike Hughes	CB	UCF
2019	18	Garrett Bradbury	C	NC State
2020	22	Justin Jefferson †	WR	LSU
31	Jeff Gladney	CB	TCU
2021	23	Christian Darrisaw	OT	Virginia Tech
2022	32	Lewis Cine	S	Georgia
2023	23	Jordan Addison	WR	USC
2024	10	J. J. McCarthy	QB	Michigan
17	Dallas Turner	LB	Alabama
2025	24	Donovan Jackson	G	Ohio State

By college

Minnesota Vikings	border=2}}"	College	Minnesota Vikings	border=2}}"	Draftees
USC	6
Michigan State	4
Ohio State	4
Notre Dame	3
Oklahoma State	3
Florida State	3
NC State	3
Stanford	2
Miami (FL)	2
UCLA	2
Pittsburgh	2
California	2
Wisconsin	2
Florida	2
Ole Miss	2
UCF	2
TCU	2
Alabama	2
23 colleges	1

By position

Minnesota Vikings	border=2}}"	Position	Minnesota Vikings	border=2}}"	Draftees
Defensive end	11
Running back	10
Cornerback	9
Wide receiver	9
Offensive tackle	8
Defensive tackle	7
Linebacker	7
Quarterback	5
Guard	2
Center	1

Footnotes

References

"Hall of Famers by Franchise - Hall of Famers - Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site".

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